Lyrics
I'm moving
I am in the process of relocating or changing.
I won't be able to drive
I won't be able to navigate or pass through.
Past your street at night
Referring to the inability to drive past the street associated with the person addressed.
And think about you as I go by
Expressing the difficulty of moving on and thinking about the person while passing by.
I'm sorry for
Apologizing for past arguments or disagreements.
All our stupid fights
Acknowledging past foolish conflicts.
We were young back then
Reflecting on the time when both were young and naive about right and wrong.
And didn't know what was wrong or right
Highlighting the lack of understanding in the past.
What was wrong or right
Reiteration of the confusion about what was right or wrong during their youth.
Now I'm starting to forget
Expressing the process of gradually forgetting.
Say my full name when upset
Requesting to be addressed by the full name when upset.
The one you needed all along
Referring to oneself as the person the other needed all along.
Talking till the moon is gone
Describing a shared experience of talking until late at night.
Mmm, your favorite thing about me used to be
Recalling a past quality that the person admired.
Was how I didn't realize that I was pretty
Describing a previous lack of awareness of one's own beauty.
You loved to be that man who made me me
Acknowledging the partner's role in shaping the speaker's identity.
You were in awe of my innocence and how I was sweet as tea
Highlighting the partner's admiration for the speaker's innocence and sweetness.
How I was sweet as tea (Yeah)
Reiteration of the sweetness aspect.
Now I'm starting to forget
Repeating the theme of gradually forgetting.
Say my full name when upset
Reiterating the request to say the full name when upset.
The one you needed all along
Reiterating the idea of being the person needed by the other.
Talking till the moon is gone
Reiteration of the shared experience of talking late into the night.
(Say my)
Continuation of the request to say the full name when upset.
Say my full name when upset
Repeating the request for the full name when upset.
(What it's like to feel you on my skin)
Hinting at a sensory memory, possibly about physical closeness.
(I've forgotten)
Expressing the act of forgetting.
I've forgotten what it's like to be your favorite person, one you need
Describing the feeling of forgetting what it's like to be the person's favorite.
Talking till the moon became the sun
Describing a shift from night to day, symbolizing a change in the relationship.
Head over heels
Expressing intense emotions of being head over heels in love.
I was for you
Expressing deep affection and infatuation.
Drunk in love
Recalling being intoxicated with love.
Head over heels
Repeating the theme of being head over heels in love.
'Cause I was so in love with you
Affirming the intensity of love experienced.
Ooh-ooh, drunk in love
Repeating the idea of being drunk in love.
Unlike you
Expressing a contrast with the partner who is not alike in this aspect.
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